Year: 2026
Federal Health Watchdog Reports $5.56 Billion in Expected Recoveries, Cost Savings
‘OIG is determined to hold bad actors accountable,’ Inspector General Thomas March Bell said.
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531 – The Second Amendment and Your Right to Live Free
During the debates about the ratification of the Constitution, one of the questions involved the need for a Bill of Rights. One of the arguments against such a document was the idea that some may consider the listing of rights in the Constitution as permission to regulate those rights. We find an example of just such attempt to regulate rights in the Supreme Court case United States v. Hemani. Specifically, can the federal government deny your right to keep and bear arms if you use your liberty to use marijuana.
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Beyond the ballot: The complex reality of election integrity
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Election administration faces mounting confusion as Arizona debates uniforms at polling places, the FBI examines Fulton County’s 2020 election, Alaska sees two Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan, and the Supreme Court defines Election Day as the day votes are cast, raising fresh questions about transparency, intimidation, counting, and constitutional authority…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71
The senator died from a ‘brief and sudden illness,’ his office said.
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Will the Spirit of 1776 survive another generation?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – After celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, most of my listeners are probably feeling pretty upbeat. Sadly, a look at the news around us will put a damper on our enthusiasm. Like the Cato Institute survey that found nearly half of Americans didn’t know what Celebrate 250 was actually about…
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Imperial aspirations at home
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Because there are plenty of government actors with imperial aspirations. From District Court judges who think they rule the nation to Presidents making up their own holidays. From executive orders to congressional investigations, it seems more and more elected employees think they can run the show however they want. And it’s not just…
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Rural Tennessee Town Supports Ordinance Banning Data Centers
A small town in Tennessee supported an ordinance this week to ban data centers, citing concerns about how they would affect its resources.
St. Joseph Board of Commissioners voted in favor of the ordinance on first reading. The action taken by board members comes as other data center projects are being discussed in Lawrence County, which has a population of nearly 50,000, according to the town’s press release.
Appeals Court Tramples the Second Amendment, Upholding ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Just yesterday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Illinois’s “assault weapons” ban, in a case that is sure to become part of the Supreme Court’s upcoming hearing on the subject.
In 2024, approximately 350 Americans were killed by other people using rifles of any type — out of roughly 15,000 homicides involving guns.